Broken Government

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(09-23-2020, 07:19 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: No, but it does give the individual states no independent say. 


What's more important, the basic reason for the existence of the Senate or how those Senators are elected/appointed?  The latter is certainly an issue of importance but it doesn't change the basic intent of the upper chamber, which is that every single state will have an exactly equal say in the Senate.

But it gives every single resident of that state a say. And states are not homogenous, but a winner take all system treats them as such. 

Well, you didn't say which was more important, you said functioning exactly as intended. But I would argue that making it more elite by having legislatures select Senators was as important.